Political Security Cooperations: Transnational Crime and Illicit Drugs

Cooperation on non-traditional security matters is undertaken under the purview of the APT Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC+3) and the APT Senior Officials’ Meeting on Transnational Crime (SOMTC+3). The 13^th AMMTC+3 Consultation which held in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia on 22 August 2023 welcomed the adoption of the first SOMTC+3 Work Plan on Cooperation to Combat Transnational Crime (2024-2027) at the 20^th SOMTC+3 Consultation, to complement the APT Cooperation Work Plan 2023-2027.

Following the adoption of the Concept Note on the Establishment of the ASEAN Directors General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Affairs Divisions of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs Meeting Plus Three Consultation (DGICM+3) by the 24^th DGICM in August 2021, the inaugural DGICM+3 Consultation was held in Singapore on 25 August 2022. The Consultation exchanged views on possible areas of cooperation in the aspect of immigration, consular affairs and border management to be conducted under the DGICM+3 framework. The 2^nd DGICM+3 Consultation was held in Phuket, Thailand on 10 August 2023 where the Consultation welcomed the adoption of the DGICM+3 Work Programme.

In the area of illicit drug trafficking, the APT Senior Officials’ Meeting on Drugs Matters (ASOD+3), serves as the platform for drug enforcement officials to exchange best practices in combating the scourge of illicit drugs.

Mechanisms

Other Places

• Cooperation levels:
  • Summit Level Statements
  • Ministerial-level Statements
  • SOM Level
  • Director General level
  • CPR Level
  • Working/Expert Group
  • Track 1.5 & Track 2
• Cooperation pillars:
  • Political Security Cooperations
  • Economic Cooperations
  • Socio-cultural Cooperations
• Other themes:
  • Other Tracks
  • Science, Technology and Innovation
  • Minerals
  • Labour
  • Gender
  • Rural Development and Poverty Eradication
  • Health
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Information and Media
  • Culture and Arts
  • Civil Service
  • Youth
  • Social Welfare and Development
  • Economic
  • Finance
  • Tourism
  • Food, Agriculture, and Forestry
  • Energy
  • Political